It seems like those that aren't online now may take some real encouragement to do so in the future, as despite continued pushes from governments and companies, a large portion of the United States is still, stubbornly, offline.

It seems like those that aren't online now may take some real encouragement to do so in the future, as despite continued pushes from governments and companies, a large portion of the United States is still, stubbornly, offline.

Sources say that Apple Music has racked up over 10 million subscribers in the four weeks since the streaming service's June 30 launch. The question is whether the user base will stick with the streamer once free trials end.

Sources say that Apple Music has racked up over 10 million subscribers in the four weeks since the streaming service's June 30 launch. The question is whether the user base will stick with the streamer once free trials end.

A duo of security software engineers has revealed an exploit in FCA’s Uconnect service that allows frightening access to vehicles, including the ability to kill the engine, lock the doors and cut the brakes.

A duo of security software engineers has revealed an exploit in FCA’s Uconnect service that allows frightening access to vehicles, including the ability to kill the engine, lock the doors and cut the brakes.

Despite the fact that it's 1,400 light-years away, Kepler-452b is remarkably similar to the planet we call home. Its radius is roughly 1.5 times that of Earth, and it circles a sun-like star in an orbit that takes roughly 385 days.

Despite the fact that it's 1,400 light-years away, Kepler-452b is remarkably similar to the planet we call home. Its radius is roughly 1.5 times that of Earth, and it circles a sun-like star in an orbit that takes roughly 385 days.

In a joint effort by the White House and Google, a new program known as ConnectHome will bring free Internet to around 275,000 homes in 27 cities across the United States, attempting to close the so-called "homework gap."

In a joint effort by the White House and Google, a new program known as ConnectHome will bring free Internet to around 275,000 homes in 27 cities across the United States, attempting to close the so-called "homework gap."

Facebook will develop a "Spotify-style audio streaming service" to compete with Apple Music, Spotify, and others. The service is in early stages, and will be linked to an ad-supported music video platform as well.

Facebook will develop a "Spotify-style audio streaming service" to compete with Apple Music, Spotify, and others. The service is in early stages, and will be linked to an ad-supported music video platform as well.

After launching its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in December 2014, Amazon has slowly but steadily increasing the cities in which the service is available. Now Prime Now has expanded out of the U.S., bringing one-hour deliveries to London.

After launching its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in December 2014, Amazon has slowly but steadily increasing the cities in which the service is available. Now Prime Now has expanded out of the U.S., bringing one-hour deliveries to London.

If you're thinking of buying a new home, it's a pretty a big commitment. It's not just the house itself but the surrounding area that you're going to be stuck with for years. Now you can actually try out your new neighborhood before you sign on the dotted line.

If you're thinking of buying a new home, it's a pretty a big commitment. It's not just the house itself but the surrounding area that you're going to be stuck with for years. Now you can actually try out your new neighborhood before you sign on the dotted line.

In an intriguingly candid talk at an event in Toronto, Jim Balsillie, BlackBerry's former co-CEO, admitted the company couldn't compete with the iPhone and that its attempt to do so led the company to crash and burn.

In an intriguingly candid talk at an event in Toronto, Jim Balsillie, BlackBerry's former co-CEO, admitted the company couldn't compete with the iPhone and that its attempt to do so led the company to crash and burn.

The stereotype goes that millennials don't pay attention to news or politics. However, they do follow it to a certain extent. A new Pew Research study revealed that Facebook is the main political news source for young Americans.

The stereotype goes that millennials don't pay attention to news or politics. However, they do follow it to a certain extent. A new Pew Research study revealed that Facebook is the main political news source for young Americans.

Keurig's new system was designed to block people from brewing coffee pods from other brands, and despite an overwhelmingly negative response from consumers, the company maintained that implementing this system was a good idea. But now they're singing a different tune.

Keurig's new system was designed to block people from brewing coffee pods from other brands, and despite an overwhelmingly negative response from consumers, the company maintained that implementing this system was a good idea. But now they're singing a different tune.

If you need to convince people that you have more friends than you really do, or simply want to creep out those around you when visiting popular tourist spots, it looks like the Selfie Arm could be the smartphone accessory you've been waiting for.

If you need to convince people that you have more friends than you really do, or simply want to creep out those around you when visiting popular tourist spots, it looks like the Selfie Arm could be the smartphone accessory you've been waiting for.

In what turned out to be possibly the worst move of his life, chess grandmaster Gaioz Nigalidze has been caught apparently using a smartphone to analyze his moves during a game at an international tournament in Dubai.

In what turned out to be possibly the worst move of his life, chess grandmaster Gaioz Nigalidze has been caught apparently using a smartphone to analyze his moves during a game at an international tournament in Dubai.

Right now, we all look at a screen to use Google Maps, or any other navigation app when we're wandering around. Whether it's a phone, tablet, or smartwatch — we're looking at it, rather than our surroundings.

Right now, we all look at a screen to use Google Maps, or any other navigation app when we're wandering around. Whether it's a phone, tablet, or smartwatch — we're looking at it, rather than our surroundings.

In news that seems like it was plucked straight out of a James Bond flick, a Brazilian inventor has developed an innovative new wearable gadget that allows users to discreetly control electronic devices by stroking their hair.

In news that seems like it was plucked straight out of a James Bond flick, a Brazilian inventor has developed an innovative new wearable gadget that allows users to discreetly control electronic devices by stroking their hair.

Captured on video by an anonymous source using a smartphone, 33-year-old police officer Michael T. Slager is now facing murder charges after seen firing eight times at a 50-year-old African-American man,

Captured on video by an anonymous source using a smartphone, 33-year-old police officer Michael T. Slager is now facing murder charges after seen firing eight times at a 50-year-old African-American man,

Smartphones are now the computer of choice for many people around the globe. A new study from the Pew Research Center indicates that Americans are also gravitating more and more to mobile devices to access the Web.

Smartphones are now the computer of choice for many people around the globe. A new study from the Pew Research Center indicates that Americans are also gravitating more and more to mobile devices to access the Web.

Over the past week, the world has heard collective teenage sobs from One Direction fans everywhere mourning the loss of member Zayn Malik, who confirmed he'd be leaving the boy band for an undisclosed reason.

Over the past week, the world has heard collective teenage sobs from One Direction fans everywhere mourning the loss of member Zayn Malik, who confirmed he'd be leaving the boy band for an undisclosed reason.

Fortune Magazine named Tim Cook as the “World's Greatest Leader,” catapulting the Apple chief executive to the top over heads of states and religious leaders like Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Fortune Magazine named Tim Cook as the “World's Greatest Leader,” catapulting the Apple chief executive to the top over heads of states and religious leaders like Pope Francis and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

By now you're likely aware of the big resurgence in vinyl sales that's taken place in recent years. But who are these rabid record consumers pushing the needle in one small corner of the declining music industry?

By now you're likely aware of the big resurgence in vinyl sales that's taken place in recent years. But who are these rabid record consumers pushing the needle in one small corner of the declining music industry?

It's the kind of one-off photo every wildlife photographer must dream of getting.Amateur shooter Martin Le-May lucked out recently when he captured this incredible image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker.

It's the kind of one-off photo every wildlife photographer must dream of getting.Amateur shooter Martin Le-May lucked out recently when he captured this incredible image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker.

According to researchers at IBM, using a seemingly innocent app to find a date may be the devious first step in an evil plan to bring down the company you work for, or even kickoff the next Sony-style cyber attack.

According to researchers at IBM, using a seemingly innocent app to find a date may be the devious first step in an evil plan to bring down the company you work for, or even kickoff the next Sony-style cyber attack.

If you've been thinking about heading to New York City's Museum of Modern Art with the intention of using your selfie stick to grab a shot alongside Pollock's One: Number 31, 1950, forget it – articulated monopods are now banned.

If you've been thinking about heading to New York City's Museum of Modern Art with the intention of using your selfie stick to grab a shot alongside Pollock's One: Number 31, 1950, forget it – articulated monopods are now banned.

Is anyone safe from the malicious actions of cyber-criminals? It doesn't look that way, and Anthem's recent security breach may eclipse the invasion of privacy on Home Depot client records in terms of number of people directly affected.

Is anyone safe from the malicious actions of cyber-criminals? It doesn't look that way, and Anthem's recent security breach may eclipse the invasion of privacy on Home Depot client records in terms of number of people directly affected.

A few months ago, a semi-frustrated dad posted a YouTube video that featured him giving tongue-in-cheek instructions to his teens on how to load a dishwasher. It turns out most of us could use a similar video, as we have been performing this household chore all wrong.

A few months ago, a semi-frustrated dad posted a YouTube video that featured him giving tongue-in-cheek instructions to his teens on how to load a dishwasher. It turns out most of us could use a similar video, as we have been performing this household chore all wrong.

The rise of the belfie (that's a selfie of your butt) has inspired the creators of photo-based social networking site ON.com to produce the Belfie Stick, a contraption designed to make it easier for butt-pic fans to take pics of their butt.

The rise of the belfie (that's a selfie of your butt) has inspired the creators of photo-based social networking site ON.com to produce the Belfie Stick, a contraption designed to make it easier for butt-pic fans to take pics of their butt.

By Matt SmithProvided by A new statement posted on the FBI's official website makes it clear; North Korea is the party responsible for the attack on Sony Pictures. This is the first announcement from a U.S. intelligence or law enforcement agency made on the record, and it all but confirms that widespread speculation about the nation's culpability was correct.The FBI has been working with Sony since the first few hours of the attack in an attempt to minimize the damage and figure out who was r...

By Matt SmithProvided by A new statement posted on the FBI's official website makes it clear; North Korea is the party responsible for the attack on Sony Pictures. This is the first announcement from a U.S. intelligence or law enforcement agency made on the record, and it all but confirms that widespread speculation about the nation's culpability was correct.The FBI has been working with Sony since the first few hours of the attack in an attempt to minimize the damage and figure out who was r...

Ever since phones landed in the hands of the masses, there've been stories of theater actors pausing mid-performance to have a go at someone whose phone started sounding at a crucial moment of the proceedings. It may not come as too much of a surprise to learn that priests, too, have been having a hard time of it.

Ever since phones landed in the hands of the masses, there've been stories of theater actors pausing mid-performance to have a go at someone whose phone started sounding at a crucial moment of the proceedings. It may not come as too much of a surprise to learn that priests, too, have been having a hard time of it.

The holidays are a hectic time for airlines and airports, as they try to deal with the large influx of people visiting loved ones. The last thing anyone wants happening is some sort of security glitch that will ruin their holiday.

The holidays are a hectic time for airlines and airports, as they try to deal with the large influx of people visiting loved ones. The last thing anyone wants happening is some sort of security glitch that will ruin their holiday.

After School lets students post anonymous messages for other students at their school to read. As you can imagine, such an app provides the perfect grounds for cyberbullying and school threats — and that's what happened at a Detroit high school,

After School lets students post anonymous messages for other students at their school to read. As you can imagine, such an app provides the perfect grounds for cyberbullying and school threats — and that's what happened at a Detroit high school,

The full extent of the recent Sony Pictures hack is starting to become clear, and will no doubt be causing the plush, leather chairs at head office to be squeaking a little louder than usual as executives squirm uncomfortably in their seats.

The full extent of the recent Sony Pictures hack is starting to become clear, and will no doubt be causing the plush, leather chairs at head office to be squeaking a little louder than usual as executives squirm uncomfortably in their seats.

Parker Mills, an actor hired by Nintendo to wear a Donkey Kong costume at a 2013 Los Angeles Zoo event, is suing the gaming giant for damages due to stress caused by what he alleges were inhumane working conditions.

Parker Mills, an actor hired by Nintendo to wear a Donkey Kong costume at a 2013 Los Angeles Zoo event, is suing the gaming giant for damages due to stress caused by what he alleges were inhumane working conditions.

Just in time for the frigid winter months that lie ahead, home improvement retailer Lowe's has just added an ingenious new gizmo to its popular Iris home automation line — a smart water valve that can automatically shut off your water if it detects that a pipe burst.

Just in time for the frigid winter months that lie ahead, home improvement retailer Lowe's has just added an ingenious new gizmo to its popular Iris home automation line — a smart water valve that can automatically shut off your water if it detects that a pipe burst.

Katy Perry confirmed on her personal Twitter account that she will be performing at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix on February 1, 2015

Katy Perry confirmed on her personal Twitter account that she will be performing at the halftime show of Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix on February 1, 2015

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